Shloka 2
Nārada’s Questions and Brahmā’s Reply: Vāsudeva as the Source; Sarga–Visarga; Virāṭ-rūpa Mapping
यद्रूपं यदधिष्ठानं यत: सृष्टमिदं प्रभो । यत्संस्थं यत्परं यच्च तत् तत्त्वं वद तत्त्वत: ॥ २ ॥
yad rūpaṁ yad adhiṣṭhānaṁ yataḥ sṛṣṭam idaṁ prabho yat saṁsthaṁ yat paraṁ yac ca tat tattvaṁ vada tattvataḥ
အဖေမြတ်သော प्रभု၊ ပေါ်ထွန်းနေသော ဤလောက၏ လက္ခဏာအမှန်ကို ပြောပြပါ။ ၎င်း၏ အခြေခံကဘာလဲ၊ ဘယ်မှ စတင်ဖန်ဆင်းသနည်း၊ ဘယ်လို ထိန်းသိမ်းတည်တံ့သနည်း၊ အားလုံးသည် မည်သူ၏ အုပ်ချုပ်မှုအောက်တွင် ဖြစ်နေသနည်း။
The inquiries by Nārada Muni on the basis of factual cause and effect appear very reasonable. The atheists, however, put forward many self-made theories without any touch of cause and effect. The manifested world, as well as the spirit soul, is still unexplained by the godless atheists through the medium of experimental knowledge, although they have put forward many theories manufactured by their fertile brains. Contrary to such mental speculative theories of creation, however, Nārada Muni wanted to know all the facts of creation in truth, and not by theories.
FAQs
This verse frames the inquiry: the true cause is that Supreme Reality from whom the universe is created, in whom it rests, and who is transcendental beyond it.
As a seeker facing imminent death, Parīkṣit presses for the essence—understanding the Supreme Reality’s nature, basis, and relationship to creation—so devotion can be fixed on the highest truth.
Regularly ask: “What is the ultimate source and support of my life?” This inquiry redirects attention from temporary anxieties to steady spiritual practice and God-centered living.